The JOHN ZORN Fan-Blast Tri-Annual Newsletter - Upcoming Performances and Releases for 2018!

Since April of 2005 (nearly 13 years), The Stone performance space has been a home for live creative music, six days a week, 52 weeks a year. More than 4,000 nights of New Music, up until recently, two sets per night and now one set per night. Just think about how much great, challenging, cutting edge music has happened there time and again. The Stone was founded and is still managed by Visionary Composer/Musician/Tzadik Label head John Zorn. The policy that all of the performances are curated by other musicians and that the only thing served at The Stone is the music itself, is unique and has set a good example. No food, no drinks, no music played on the PA before or after the sets. And 100% of the door money goes to the musicians. It is run by unpaid volunteers whose only compensation keeping The Stone open and running. I have attended hundreds of shows and was a long time volunteer and continue to help out in any way I can.

It is not just the music and musicians that make The Stone so great, but the volunteers and audience who are there and feel that same sense of community. We are all there to get inspired and help us get through these difficult times. If you have never been to The Stone or haven’t been there in a while, please go soon. I caught the Frank London Shekhina Orquestra earlier this week doing their LES (Lower East Side) Elegy and was blown away. Mr. London will be there through this Sunday. Next week, Tuesday - Sunday, February 20th through the 25th will be a John Zorn Improv Fest with different musicians each night - this is where different combinations of musicians musicians will improvise perhaps for the one and only time. This where where the magic takes place so… go and become a part of history! I made a list of some of the hundreds of musicians who have played at The Stone throughout its history and it is at the end of this mailing. Check it out at your leisure, it is pretty incredible..!

Starting February 27th The New Stone at The New School (55 West 13th St near 6th Ave) will take over and have performances five night a week, Tuesday - Saturday. All concerts will take place at 8:30 and The New Stone has the same number of seats. Hence, the tradition of The Stone will continue…!

For the complete line-up musicians for each of the 11 discs go here: www.pledgemusic.com

There several different versions of The Book of Beriah Box-Set: Signed & Unsigned, digital download, T-Shirt and Vinyl, in many combinations. For all pre-orders go here: www.pledgemusic.com projectsjohnzornreferrer=project_launched&utm_campaign=project17525&utm_medium=email&utm_source=pledgemusic

FEB 20-25 IMPROV BENEFITS AT OLD STONE - FAREWELL TO THE STONE ON AVENUE C

JOHN ZORN IMPROV WEEK CELEBRATION TO RING THE BELL, CLOSE THE BOOK and QUENCH THE CANDLE FOR THE STONE - A DIFFERENT LINEUP OF SUPER STELLAR MUSICIANS EACH NIGHT COME TOGETHER FOR THESE LAST CONCERTS AT OUR HISTORIC LOCATION AT AVENUE C AND 2ND STREET! COME AND SUPPORT THE STONE! - FEBRUARY 20–25